Not every business would open itself to such scrutiny, especially given fact that this consumer-driven survey process is not mandated. Not only is this voluntary, each business within our network has paid a fee for survey process. That in itself should alert you to fact that these businesses are not only confident in their ability to serve our elderly with great care, they are willing to prove it.

Nay Sayers have said all along, "Barb, you'll never get businesses to agree to this, let alone pay for survey process", followed by, "You will have to offer this at no charge to business community and charge senior for your service."

What once required physical presence of a number of individuals in a common location is now being accomplished through video conferencing. Thanks to technological leaps of past several years, any number of people can attend same meeting from all points around globe at any given time.

The ability to engage in video conferencing offers a multitude of benefits and, today, is widely utilized among most large companies, as well as a number of smaller firms.

One of many benefits that can be realized when integrating use of video conference technology into workplace is an increase of productivity. Taking no more time or effort than a simple telephone call or walk to office next door, video conferencing allows individuals to attend meetings from their own location, freeing up their time to continue doing business without loss of travel time. As a result, hundreds of hours can be saved over course of a year, which adds up to a significant amount of time that can be utilized for purposes of performing other critical tasks.